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TL;DR
- Eligibility age for free bus passes in England is rising from November.
- The change is tied to the increase in the State Pension age from 66 to 67.
- People born from April 6, 1960, onwards will be affected.
- Specific birth date groups will qualify at 66 years and a number of additional months, or at 67.
- London residents can still get a 60+ Oyster photocard from age 60.
- Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland retain a free bus pass eligibility age of 60, independent of pension age.